Recognised as Colour
#8BB97C
- #8BB97C
- Green
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark seagreen
#8BB97C is a green with RGB values 139, 185, 124 and HSL 105°, 30%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.
Colour values
#8BB97C#8BB97C
HEX#8BB97C
RGBrgb(139, 185, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.7255, 0.4863
RGB percentages54.5%, 72.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(105.2, 30.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105.2, 33%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 33%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,156,988
CSS custom property--colour: #8BB97C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.33:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#744683
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA7CB9
Analogous#AAB97C, #7CB98B
Triadic#7C8BB9, #B97C8B
Split complementary#8C7CB9, #B97CA9
Tetradic#7CA9B9, #AA7CB9, #B98B7C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R139
G185
B124
Red139 (54.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue105.25°
Saturation (HSL)30.35%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 8B · G B9 · B 7C
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